Boulder Brush Facilities
PDS2019-MUP-19-002; PDS2019-ER-19-16-001; SCH NO. 2019029094
The Project includes a Major Use Permit (PDS2019-MUP-19-002).
The Boulder Brush Facilities include an overhead 230 kilovolt generation transmission (gen-tie) line, a high voltage substation, a switchyard, in/out connection to the existing Sunrise Powerlink, and access roads on private land under the jurisdiction of the County of San Diego. The gen-tie line would carry wind generated energy from the proposed Campo Wind Facilities on the Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians Reservation to the substation and switchyard on private land. The gen-tie line on private land would be approximately 3.5 miles in length and would include approximately 32 steel poles at a maximum height of 150 feet. The Boulder Brush Facilities will be subject to a MUP. The in/out connection and the switchyard would be owned and operated by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and therefore would be under the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission. The proposed facilities under the County’s land use jurisdiction would be located within a 320-acre corridor in the McCain Valley area, north of the community of Boulevard and Interstate 8 (I-8), within the Mountain Empire Subregion of the County. Primary access would be provided from I-8 with local access through Ribbonwood Road.
For purposes of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), the Project consists of the Boulder Brush Facilities, as described above, and the Campo Wind Facilities that would be located within a 2,200-acre corridor on land leased from the Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians within the Reservation. The Project in the DEIR is referred to as the Campo Wind Project with Boulder Brush Facilities. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has jurisdiction over the portion of the Project within the Reservation. The Project would consist of the construction, operation, maintenance, and ultimately the decommissioning of a renewable wind energy generation project (252 megawatts). The proposed facilities on the Reservation include 60 wind turbines, three permanent meteorological (MET) towers, six temporary MET towers, a collector substation, a 5-mile portion of the gen-tie line, an operations and maintenance facility, water collection and septic systems, an electrical collection and communications system, access roads, a temporary concrete batch plant, and an equipment staging and parking area for use during construction. The Project is anticipated to operate for the term of the Campo Reservation lease and any renewal extension (approximately 30 years, at minimum), after which it would be decommissioned, except for the SDG&E-owned and operated switchyard and connection lines to Sunrise Powerlink, which would not be decommissioned.
Project Contact: Nicholas Koutoufidis | (858) 495-5329 (General Project Questions)
Comments on the DEIR must be received by the County no later than February 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. The DEIR can be reviewed at County PDS and at the Jacumba Branch Library, 44605 Old Highway 80, Jacumba.
Comments on the DEIR must be sent to Susan Harris, Planning & Development Services, 5510 Overland Avenue, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92123 or emailed to Susan.Harris@sdcounty.ca.gov
A public meeting will be held on the DEIR. The meeting will be held on January 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Backcountry Resource Center, 39919 Ribbonwood Road, Boulevard.
Notice of Availability of Draft EIR (Legal Ad)
Project Environmental Coordinator: Susan Harris | Susan.Harris@sdcounty.ca.gov
(*) Document links with an asterisk have been revised since the Public Review Period.
(**) Document links with two asterisks have been revised/added since the Planning Commission Hearing.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
CAMPO WIND PROJECT WITH BOULDER BRUSH FACILITIES
DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)
CAMPO WIND PROJECT WITH BOULDER BRUSH FACILITIES
DRAFT
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)
VOLUME I
*Title
Page
*Table
of Contents
*Acronyms
and Abbreviations
*Executive
Summary
*CHAPTER
1 - Project Description
CHAPTER 2 - Significant Environmental Effects of the Proposed Project
*2.1
Aesthetics
*2.2
Air Quality
*2.3
Biological Resources
2.4
Cultural Resources
*2.5
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
*2.6
Noise
2.7
Tribal Cultural Resources
*2.8
Traffic and Transportation
*2.9
Wildfire
CHAPTER 3 - Environmental Effects Found Not to be Significant
*3.1.1
Agricultural Resources
*3.1.2
Energy
3.1.3
Geology, Soils, and Seismicity
*3.1.4
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3.1.5
Hydrology and Water Quality
*3.1.6
Land Use and Planning
3.1.7
Paleontological Resources
3.1.8
Public Services
3.1.9
Utilities and Service Systems
3.2
Effects Found Not Significant During Initial Study
*CHAPTER 4 - Project Alternatives
*CHAPTER 5 - List of References
CHAPTER 6 - List of EIR Preparers and Persons Contacted
*CHAPTER 7 - List of Mitigation Measures and Environmental Design Considerations
TECHNICAL APPENDICES
Global Response 1 - Socioeconomic Impacts
Global Response 2 - Public Health
Global Response 3 - Piecemealing
Global Response 5 - Biological Resources
Global Response 6 - Groundwater
Global Response 7 - Fire Protection and Wildlife
Global Response 8 - Visual Impacts
Responses to Comments
Tribal (Tribal Individuals)
T1
- Members of Campo Band of Mission Indians (Response)
T2
- Members of Campo Band of Mission Indians (Response)
Federal, State, Local Agencies
A1
- State Clearinghouse (Response)
A2
- California Department of Transportation (Response)
Organizations
O1
- Backcountry Against Dumps (Response)
O2
- Backcountry Against Dumps (Response)
O3
- Backcountry Against Dumps (Response)
O4
- Backcountry Against Dumps (Response)
O5
- Backcountry Against Dumps (Response)
O6
- Backcountry Against Dumps (Response)
O7
- Boulevard Community Planning Group (Response)
O8
- Boulevard Community Planning Group (Response)
O9
- Real East County Fire Safe Council (Response)
O10
- San Diego Gas & Electric (Response)
O11
- San Diego County Archaeological Society (Response)
O12
- Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy (Response)
Individuals
**Late Letters Received After Planning Commission
**Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker on behalf of Backcountry Against Dumps (Response, Supplemental Noise Responses)
ADDITIONAL ITEMS AND PROJECT DOCUMENTS
Boulder
Brush Facilities Plot Plans
Boulder
Brush Facilities Grading Plan
*Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program
CAMPO WIND PROJECT WITH BOULDER BRUSH FACILITIES
DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)
Public Review Period (December 12, 2019 - February 3, 2020)
Title
Page
Table
of Contents
Acronyms
and Abbreviations
Executive
Summary
CHAPTER
1 - Project Description
CHAPTER 2 - Significant Environmental Effects of the Proposed Project
2.1
Aesthetics
2.2
Air Quality
2.3
Biological Resources
2.4
Cultural Resources
2.5
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
2.6
Noise
2.7
Tribal Cultural Resources
2.8
Traffic and Transportation
2.9
Wildfire
CHAPTER 3 - Environmental Effects Found Not to be Significant
3.1.1
Agricultural Resources
3.1.2
Energy
3.1.3
Geology, Soils, and Seismicity
3.1.4
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3.1.5
Hydrology and Water Quality
3.1.6
Land Use and Planning
3.1.7
Paleontological Resources
3.1.8
Public Services
3.1.9
Utilities and Service Systems
3.2
Effects Found Not Significant During Initial Study
CHAPTER 4 - Project Alternatives
CHAPTER 5 - List of References
CHAPTER 6 - List of EIR Preparers and Persons Contacted
CHAPTER 7 - List of Mitigation Measures and Environmental Design Considerations
TECHNICAL APPENDICES
ADDITIONAL ITEMS AND PROJECT DOCUMENTS
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE
CAMPO WIND PROJECT
WITH BOULDER BRUSH FACILITIES
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Campo Wind Project with Boulder Brush Facilities. Click Here for link to website with information regarding the NEPA process and the EIS. (www.campowind.com)
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